Executive Director - Wilmington, DE; Delmarva

Executive Director, Delmarva Chapter

The Red Cross of Delmarva is seeking a professional, innovative, and enthusiastic Executive Director based in Wilmington, DE. The Executive Director serves as the primary community-facing leader and facilitator for the American Red Cross at the chapter level, coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver core services, deploy secondary services, and strengthen community resilience.

• Primary community-facing leader of the American Red Cross – maximizing presence, connectivity, and recognition in the community.
• Span organizational boundaries and bridge silos for coordinated community response.
• Ensure upward, downward, and outward connectivity across Programs, Communications, and Fundraising.

• Participate as a member of the Regional Leadership Team to support achievement of regional program, revenue, volunteer recruitment, blood collection, and community engagement goals.
• Lead the chapter planning process and drive progress toward plan objectives. Convene and align cross-functional teams and external stakeholders across sectors (government, nonprofit, business, faith) to co-create chapter plans with shared outcomes, roles, and accountability.
• Use data and community voice to prioritize where secondary services are deployed to close gaps, strengthen resilience, and improve equity of access to Red Cross services.

• Lead the chapter in supporting the achievement of the region’s revenue targets.
• Meet the assigned individual fundraising target, which includes working with the Chief Development Officer.
• Recruit, develop, and support philanthropy committee members with philanthropic influence to play a leadership role in fundraising.

• Manage a portfolio of strategic relationships with local elected officials and key community leaders and stakeholders.
• Serve as a member of the Elected Officials Liaison Network and support disaster responses locally, regionally, and nationally.

• Develop, support, and ensure the success of the Chapter Board of Directors in support of the Red Cross mission.
• Ensure the board meets published board guidance for membership.

• Develop, lead, and manage a cadre of community volunteer leaders who serve as the face of the Red Cross in assigned territories.
• Support mission capacity building by developing and stewarding key community partnerships and support recruitment of volunteers.

• Serve as a partner team member to Communications and Fundraising teams to align messaging, stewardship, and campaign execution.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Management
  
  Experience:
  
  Not applicable.
• Skills & Abilities:
  Ability to work on a team.
• Travel:
  May travel throughout chapter jurisdiction, state, and Red Cross system.

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO + Holidays
• 401K with 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance:
  Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition.

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.